Improvement in animal-trap



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Letters Patent No. 98,023, dated December 21, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN ANIMAL-TRAP.

The Schedulereferred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

` To all whom it mel/y concern:

Be it known .that I, ADAM BROWN, of Bridgeport,

Y in the county ot Polk, and State of Oregon, have invented a, new andimproved Animal-Trap; and I (lo hereby declarethat the following is afull, clear, and

exact description thereof', which will enable othersv skilled in the artto make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying,(lxawings, ibrmingpart of this specification. 4 l

This invention lelates to improvements-in trapsrfor rats, squirrels, andother animals; and consists in the application, through-an openingin'the side of a box,

of a detachable-chute, extending some distance into the box, form-ing apassage thereinto, the walls of which areal-med with spring-points,arrangedin the usual way, to permit ingress and prevent egress.l Thedoor ofthe passage is elevated to form a chamber below for enclosingthe' bait, so `that it cannot` all be readily.devoured...v l l Theinvention also comprises, in connection with the above, the application,to the side walls ofthe box, which is open atrthe top, of projectingsheets of metal, to prevent the animals from' climbing out.

,Figure 1 represents a sectional elevation of my improved trap, and e 'lFigure'2 isa plan v iew of the same. l

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

To any suitable strong .box or case A, I attach,

through a hole in the side, in a way to be readily at'4 tached ordetached, a chute, B, projecting asuit-able distance` into theboxlfronra front plate, C, having a suitable opening, the 'said ,chuteforming a passage, enclosed on all sides, for the animals to pass intothe l box.

On the walls of this passage, I place spring-points, D, inthe usual wayof arranging them to admit the animals to pass in, but to prevent themfrom lretreating. l

The oor E, I make of perforated sheetmetal, and arrange itso as to forma chamber, F, below-for enclosing the bait, which may be, put in throughthe opening G, in a ,lower plate, H, by drawing the chute outward-ashort distance. Ihe bait being thus en'- closed, serves as well toenticethe animals, and they are prevented from devonringit, so that .it mayremain for enticing numbers of them. y

I represents sheets of tin or other thin metal attached to the innerwalls of the box, and so shaped that the lower edges project from t-hesurfaces of the f saidI walls, in a way to prevent the animals fromclimb ing out. Y

`At the top VI place two or more tilting-tables K, so pivoted onsupports L, at some distance from the walls ot' the box, that the tableswill support the animals until they go beyond thepivots, when they willsuddenly tilt, and deliver them into thept below,

AThese tables are heavier at the ends M, and they are provided withelastic'cords or springs N, to return them afterdischarging the animals.

O represents a passage or opening through the wall,

opposite the entrance, through the chute B, admitting" light to thevview of the animals entering, 'and calculated tol give a less suspicionsappearance to the trap when entering. It is armed with sheetanetalguardsto prevent the animals fromguawing'tln'ough.

It will be seen that these chutes B, being'madc separately, so as tobeapplied, as here shown, to any box, a good and serviceable trap 4maybe readily provided by the application of one ofthe said chutes and theother devices, to any strong box, barrel, or other suitable case;also,'that they may be readily detached from one box and placed onanother.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new, and-desire to secure by Letters Patentl. In combina-tionwith a box, barrel, or other suitable case, ot' a detachable chute, B,provided with spring-.points D, perforated sheet-metal flooring E, andbait-chamber F, constructed and arranged to operate asherein shown anddescribed, for the purpose specied. 1

'2. The arrangement, in connection with the above, of the metalsheets Iand tilting-tables K, all as speci lied.

, ADAM BROWN.

Witnesses J. L. COLLINS, J. l. THoMrsox.

